Trump says Kavanaugh may be delayed

The Hill
September 17, 2018
03:14 PM EDT


President Trump on Monday opened the door to delaying Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation to look into sexual misconduct allegations, but predicted the process will "work out very well."

If it takes a little delay it'll take a little delay," Trump told reporters at the White House.
"I'm sure it will work out very well."

When asked if Kavanaugh should withdraw, Trump said it was a "ridiculous question" but added that he has not spoken with the federal judge about the accusations.

Trump was making his first public remarks since a woman came forward to accuse Kavanaugh of assaulting her when they were both in high school, an accusation that has raised doubts about the prospects for Kavanaugh's confirmation.

But the president left no doubt that he will stand by his nominee to the high court, calling Kavanaugh "one of the finest people that anybody has known" and claiming the judge "never even had a little blemish on his record."

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407071-trump-says-kavanaugh-may-be-delayed?usedid=159565

Dem lawmaker from Kavanaugh accuser's district: "I'm proud of my constituent"

The Hill
September 16, 2018
06:50 PM EDT


Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif) praised her constituent for speaking publicly about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Christine Blasey Ford spoke to the Washington Post on Sunday and detailed her allegations against Kavanaugh for the first time publicly.

The now 51-year-old professor at Palo Alto University in California described an incident between her and Kavanaugh when the pair were in high school.

She alleges that Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed one summer in the 1980s and forced himself on her.

Eshoo, who represents Palo Alto, praised Ford's decision to come forward on Sunday -- months after the congresswoman allegedly received a letter detailing Ford's claims.

"I'm proud of my constituent for the courage she has displayed to come forward to tell her full story to the American people," Eshoo said in a statement.
"In weighing her privacy and the consequences to herself and her family, she has demonstrated her willingness to risk these factors to present the truth.

"I am grateful to her for weighing these equities and choosing to speak out on one of the most consequential decisions in our country, an appointment to the highest Court in the land," she continued.


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Allegations throw Kavanaugh confirmation into turmoil

The Hill
September 16, 2018
07:01 PM EDT


Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was plunged into chaos after a woman accusing him of sexual assault spoke publicly for the first time about the allegation on Sunday.

The fallout from the decades-old allegation is putting a spotlight on Senate Republicans who must decide if they want to rush forward with Kavanaugh's nomination with questions lingering over the Senate's debate and vote.

Republicans have been confident for months that Kavanaugh would be confirmed by October, when the court starts it's next term.
But they are under intense pressure to delay a vote after Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, told the Washington Post that in high school in the early 1980s, Kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and forced himself on her.

Ford told the post that Kavanaugh "groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull of her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore under it."

Kavanaugh has denied the allegations.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/406938-allegations-throw-kavanaugh-confirmation-into-turmoil?usedid=159565

Post a line or two from a song & see if anyone knows the song without using Google....Part 3

1) "He's not responsible for what he's doing, 'Cause his mother made him what he is" (answered)

2) "I've been in my mind, it's such a fine line" (answered)

3) "though you're nearest to my heart...please don't ever say we'll part"

4) "I'll tie my tie, 'til the day I die...But if I have to be fed. I'd rather be..." (answered)

5) "Another Saturday,another date.She would always be ready, but would always make him wait..In the hallway, in anticipation...He didn't know the night would end up in frustration." (answered)

6) "Have a fine vacation..We could buy a trailer..If we bought a trailer..We could go to Vegas."

7) "So damn emancipated in your mind & your body..You're gonna have to cancel all your lessons
in Karate...If you can't love a male chauvinist, you better scratch me off of your chauvin-list"

8) "I'm too terrified to walk out of my own front door...They're demonstrating outside, I think they're gonna start the third world war" (answered)

9) "Oh I'd rather be there...Where you haven't got a care" (answered)

10) "Well I get up every morning about 7 O'Clock...Catch the 9:02 and I make several stops..
I keep the conversation and my pattern light..I hit the elevator...Oh I feel all right"

11) "Now I send what I can to the man with the diamond ring......He's a part of Heaven's plan
And he sure can sing"




Unanswered lines from Part 2
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Dianne Feinstein silenced Kavanaugh's accuser to protect the status quo

Vox.com
September 14, 2018


Sen. Dianne Feinstein didn't tell fellow Democrats on the Judiciary Committee that she'd received a letter accusing Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to force himself on a woman while both were in high school because, as the "New Yorker" reports, she didn't want his confirmation hearings to be about his private life.

"Feinstein also acted out of a sense that Democrats would be better off focusing on legal, rather than personal, issues in their questioning of Kavanaugh," Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer write.

Her actions support Mayer and Farrow's description.
As the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, Feinstein spent the summer crafting her party's line of questioning for the confirmation hearings just ended.

She omitted the allegations...She kept the letter from the FBI until the "Intercept" reported it's existence.
She never asked Kavanaugh about it, in private or in public.
She did not even tell her fellow Democrats she had it.

More + links,
https://www.vox.com/2018/9/14/17861350/dianne-feinstein-supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-letter-sexual-assault-high-





{From another September 14, 2018 Vox article]
"Flashback: Sen. Hirono asked Kavanaugh about personal sexual misconduct during his hearing"

"the woman says that Kavanaugh tried to force himself on her while they were at a party and [he] covered her mouth to muffle any protest...The woman says she was able to free herself."

Today is Tommy Lee Jones' Birthday

Tommy Lee Jones was born September 15, 1946, in San Saba, Texas.
He was raised in Midland, Texas.
His family moved to Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from high school.
He attended Harvard, where, as an upperclassman, his roommate was Al Gore.
Jones played offensive guard on Harvard's undefeated 1968 varsity football team, and was nominated as a first-team All Ivy League selection.

After college, he moved to New York to become an actor where he played on Broadway.
In 1970, he played a Harvard student in his first movie, "Love Story."
The next year, he returned to Broadway to play in Abe Burrow's "Four on a Garden," where he shared the stage with Carol Channing and Sid Caesar.
Between 1971 and 1975 he portrayed Dr. Mark Toland on the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live"
He returned to the stage for a 1974 production of "Ulysses in Nighttown" with Zero Mostel.
It was followed by the acclaimed TV movie "The Amazing Howard Hughes," where he played the leading tole.

Jones has appeared in more than 60 movies and has received four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Warden Dwight McClusky in "Natural Born Killers."

Jones has been married three times, and now lives in Terrell Hills, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
He owns a 3,000 acre cattle ranch in San Saba County, Texas and a ranch near Van Horn, Texas.
He is an avid San Antonio Spurs fan and is often seen court-side at Spurs' games.

At the 2000 Democratic Convention, he gave the nominating speech for his college roommate, Al Gore, as the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States.

Know any funny but relatively unknown comedians?

Is there a comedian (living) who you just can't stand?

For me it's British comic Billy Connolly.
I just don't find him funny at all.

Fifteen Tears Ago Today, We Lost a Legend -- Johnny Cash

John R. Cash, (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author.

He is one of he best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his "Tennessee Three" backing band, which is characterized by train-sound guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, free prison concerts, and a trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the nickname "The Man in Black."

In 1997, Cash was diagnosed with autonomic neuropathy with diabetes.
He was hospitalized in 1998 with severe pneumonia, which damaged his lungs.
While hospitalized at Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Cash died of complications from diabetes on September 12, 2003, aged 71 - less than 4 months after his wife, June Carter Cash died.
It was suggested that his health worsened due to a broken heart over June's death.

In a career that spanned almost five decades, Cash was the personification of country music to many people around the world; however, he was a musician who was not defined by a single genre.
He recorded songs that could be considered rock and roll, blues, rockabilly, folk, and gospel.
His diversity was evidenced by his presence in five major music halls of fame:
the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1977), the Country Music Hall of Fame (1980), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1992), GMA's Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2010). and the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2013).

Johnny Cash was the only country music artist ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame as a "performer," unlike the other country music members, who were inducted as "early influences."

Post a line from a TV show & see if anyone knows what show it's from without using google..Part Xll

1) "It's nice to be nice to the nice!" (answered)

2) "No soup for you!" (answered)

3) "What's that smell?" (ongoing gag from series that ran on Comedy Central for 3 seasons)

4) "You, my friend, have crossed the line between man and bum!" (answered)

5) "Hell hath no fury like a woman's corns"

6) "I love a good nap..Sometimes it's the only thing getting me out of bed in the morning"

7) "Hi, I'm Troy McClure..You might remember me from such self-help videos as
"Smoke Yourself Thin" and "Get Confident, Stupid." (answered)

8) "Let's be careful out there!" (answered)

9) "Listen, why don't you ever arrest some white drivers?"

10) "Hello, ball." (answered)

11) "I'm moving in with Peter Campbell...who's also having an affair with mother." (answered)

12) "Eat your salad before it gets cold."

13) "Honey, I complain about your performance all the time..you don't care..Sometimes you don't even wake up." (answered)

14) "May your liquor be cold, your women be hot, and may all of your problems just slide off like snot."


More unanswered TV show quotes
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